TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited

Contains adsIn-app purchases
4.5
1.39M reviews
100M+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Call and text for free with TextNow, the free phone service with over 100 million users, now including Free Essential Data.



Staying connected shouldn’t stress you out. With the TextNow app, you can get nationwide talk, text and data coverage from the nation’s largest 4G LTE & 5G network, without having to worry about bills.



Get a new phone number free with the US area code of your choice (or use the phone number you already have) and start calling and texting freely to anywhere in the US and Canada.



FREE TALK & TEXT NATIONWIDE: NO PHONE BILL

Stay connected with the TextNow free Wi-Fi calling and texting app, or order a TextNow SIM card to freely call, text, and use some apps without having to connect to Wi-Fi.



FREE ESSENTIAL DATA

TextNow is the ONLY phone service provider that gives you data completely FREE. With the always-free plan, you can access apps that are essential to keep you connected while on-the-go, including email, maps, and rideshare apps. Check and send emails, get directions, and order an Uber or Lyft from anywhere without paying for a data plan. Simply order a SIM card to get started.



UNLIMITED DATA PLANS: AFFORDABLE & HIGH-SPEED

We believe you should only pay for the data you use. That’s why we’re the ONLY provider with super flexible hourly, daily, and monthly plans. Start and stop one of our low-cost options with just a few taps in the app, starting as low as $0.99. No contracts, no commitments, just easily accessible data that you only have to pay for when you want it.



SECOND PHONE NUMBER: FOR PRIVATE CALLING & TEXTING, A SEPARATE BUSINESS LINE & MORE

Use the TextNow calling and text messaging app as a free second phone line. It’s another extra phone line (business phone or 2nd line) on your device with free calls and free text messages.



INTERNATIONAL CALLING: 230+ COUNTRIES

Are your friends and family overseas? TextNow offers low-cost international calls to Mexico, Canada and 230+ countries with rates starting at less than $0.01 per minute.



WHY TEXTNOW?

• Free calling, free texting, and free essential data – always.

• Call and text for free immediately when you download the TextNow app

• Get nationwide coverage with a TextNow SIM card, and talk and text without Wi-Fi

• Get a local phone number or use your existing number. Area codes from most metro areas in the US available.

• Voice call, direct message, SMS message, picture and video messenger to the US or Canada for free.

• Unlimited data plans with hourly, daily, and monthly options give you flexible internet coverage. Only pay when you want it.

• Use across multiple devices including your computer or tablet, and effortlessly access calls and texts whenever you need them.

• International calls with low-cost options to over 230 countries.

• Voicemail to text audio transcription and conference calling.



HOW IS TEXTNOW FREE?

There are no yearly or monthly fees to use TextNow. We partner with brands to pay for your phone service (so you don’t have to) with in-app ads. Ads won’t interrupt your experience. If you don't like ads, you can purchase a subscription to remove them.



MORE FEATURES STANDARD FOR ALL USERS

• Passcode for safe and private texting and calling

• Caller ID

• Signatures: add a personalized signature to each text

• Customizable free text tones, call tones, ringtones, vibrations and phone backgrounds

• Quick Reply to speedily respond to friends

• A home screen widget for instant use

• Text from your computer and seamlessly synchronize with your mobile device via textnow.com



So, what are you waiting for? Download the app and take control of your phone service, starting today.





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Twitter - @TextNow





Privacy policy: https://www.textnow.com/privacy

Terms of use: https://www.textnow.com/terms
Updated on
Apr 30, 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, Personal info and 4 others
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 8 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.5
1.27M reviews
Shelly Hebert
May 20, 2024
It's a pretty handy internet call/text app. I use it mainly for backup because my Spectrum service is disconnected. Works well providing I'm patched into wifi. Calls are clear and no missing texts. My only grip is, although there's a speakerphone feature it cuts in and out of speakerphone. But everything else works perfectly. Being it's a free service there are ads, but you're not bombarded with them like mainly other free text/call apps. (I'm taking a ⭐️ away becuz of the speakerphone issue)
26 people found this review helpful
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Michael “Android” Kamarauskas
May 22, 2024
"TextNow" is, by far, THE BEST for Text/Talk app out there!! ⭐️- It works even when your Wi-Fi connection is poor. ⭐️- The adds are few, and unobtrusive. ⭐️- It doesn't use that "Token", or "Point" system in order to make calls, so you're not stuck watching ads, or spinning wheels to be able to make calls. ⭐️- You get a REAL phone number. It's a REAL talking and texting app, and it's FREE!! ⭐️- Has customizable notification sounds, and conversation window themes and wallpapers.
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Marissa Miller
May 22, 2024
The setup of the on screen calls is not user friendly at all. It's constantly putting calls on hold and then when I realize that and go to take them off hold or off mute or whatever, the dumb thing is in the middle of a lame ad keeping me from getting back into the call and taking them off of whatever got bumped by my ear this time. It's very frustrating.
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What's new

New & Noticeable:
Added the ability to save credit card information during checkout to use for future purchases.
New & Not-so Noticeable:
Fixed an issue causing outgoing call duration to show as ‘0s’.
Fixed ‘invalid email address’ error during sign-up.
Made other minor bug fixes and performance improvements.